The Young Seigneur

Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw), 1857-1954Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 300K words
Chapters: 31

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Young Seigneur by W. D. LighthallAuthor: Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw), 1857-1954,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Mar 4, 2005

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The Young Seigneur is a novel by Canadian author W. D. Lighthall (William Douw Lighthall), an early work of Canadian literature, released here by Project Gutenberg as a free eBook. Lighthall was a lawyer, historian and man of letters with a long-standing interest in Canadian themes, and this work bears a distinct Canadian local colour and a vein of social observation. For readers studying the origins of Canadian English literature or the social landscape of late nineteenth-century Canada, the book offers an authentic primary text. As a public-domain eBook, it is easy to search, cite and read alongside other texts, making it suitable as supplementary material for courses in literary history or comparative literature. Readers should bear in mind the work's period context and narrative pace, and should not measure its plotting by the standards of contemporary fiction. Overall, it is a work of documentary value and regional cultural significance, suited to slow reading combined with background study.

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Scholars and students of Canadian English literature and literary history
History enthusiasts interested in the social landscape of late nineteenth-century Canada
Comparative literature readers who need a public-domain English source text for textual analysis
General readers who enjoy classic fiction and are willing to explore regional literature

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Readers of contemporary genre fiction seeking fast pacing and strong plot
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Learn about Lighthall's life and the context of the Canadian Dominion period before starting the text.
Read alongside a textbook of Canadian literary history to situate the book within that tradition.
Look up unfamiliar place names and institutional terms as you go, keeping notes on the period context.
The electronic edition makes names and keywords easy to search, so you can skim and revisit by theme.

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This is the public-domain English eBook released by Project Gutenberg, with no Chinese translation included. The language is English of the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, with long sentences and many historical and regional references; it suits readers with some grounding in English who are willing to look up background material.

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According to the book's own information, W. D. Lighthall (William Douw Lighthall, 1857–1954) is the author, and the work is classified under American and Canadian literature. Further biographical details should be checked against reliable biographies; this electronic edition does not itself provide a full author profile.

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Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw), 1857-1954 Author

W. D. Lighthall (William Douw Lighthall, 1857–1954) was a Canadian writer, poet and historical researcher, with seven works held in this collection. His writing spans historical inquiry and literary creation: he produced studies such as Hochelagans and Mohawks, which examines Iroquois history and its links to the Hochelagan people, an account of the Battle of Chateauguay, and local-history and legend pieces such as The Manor House of Lacolle. In literature, The Young Seigneur and The False Chevalier display his gift for fiction, while Thoughts, Moods and Ideals: Crimes of Leisure gathers poems and essays with a lyrical and reflective temper. Public information is limited, so his life cannot be described in detail, yet his work clearly blends local history and ethnographic interest with literary expression, combining scholarly care with a man of letters' sensibility.